MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
1977 Diane Fornoff
1978 LuAnn Opperman
1979 LuAnn Opperman
1980 Jean Worland
1981 J. Lloyd, L. Schmidt
1982 L. Schmidt, S. Sijerson
1983 Jill Misener
1984 Gwen Meyer
1985 Deb Thorman
1986 Beth Mulberry
1987 Michelle Blair
1988 Carolyn Albert
1989 Kelly Kramer
1990 Carolyn Albert
1991 Missy McEndree
1992 Gwynne Roberts
1993 Donna Panatera, Sue Lammel
1994 Jenny Miller
1995 Linda Borchew
1996 Linda Borchew, Jenny Siron
1997 Kristin Stankus, Amy Pollitz
1998 Jackie Kloiber
1999 Sara Kummer, Jenny Hayes
2000 Stephanie Stephen
2001 Sara Powers
2002 Colleen Schuster
2003 Brynn Hasse, Kelly Murray
2004 Brynn Hasse
2005 Molly Coers
2006 Katie Frawley
2007 Molly Coers
2008 Christy Engel
2009 Christy Engel
2010 Christy Engel
2011 Kris Lee
2012 Molly McCready
2013 Emma Clark
2014 Sara Rogers, Molly McCready
2015 Hannah Bowen, Chloe Montgomery
2016 Jenna Noland, Sam Gudat
2017 Katie Caulfield, Jillian Runyon
2018 Sam Berghoff
2019 Ally Wiegand
2020 Not awarded due to COVID-19
2021 Colleen Palczynski
2022 Hayley Earl
2023 Madison Moore
2024 Gianna Certa
2025 Jen Kuhn
2026 Gianna Certa
MOST IMPROVED PLAYER
1977 Kathy Payne
1978 Dona Milkinovich
1979 Marci Anleitner
1980 Kay Rasche
1981 Patty Barney
1982 Gwen Meyer
1983 Pam Wortman
1984 Maryvel Bartlett
1985 Dawn Carlson
1986 Deb Stranger
1987 Kelly Kramer
1988 Sue Bierdz
1989 Kim Hefner
1990 Theresa White
1991 Jennifer Jancik
1992 Amy Dzuris
1993 Lori Brown
1994 Robin Reed, Jenny Siron
1995 Keri Miles
1996 Amy Pollitz
1997 Erin Morley
1998 Jenny Hayes
1999 Beth Keller
2000 Sarah Englehardt
2001 Kelly Murray
2002 Ashley Patten
2003 Nicole Reed
2004 Molly Coers
2005 Lauren Hyland
2006 Katie Dobry
2007 Valerie Hackett
2008 Natalie Chase
2009 Kris Lee
2010 Jaci Forsythe
2011 Erin Sweeney
2012 Amanda Fazzari
2013 Chloe Montgomery
2014 Cassidy Tarpey
2015 Katie Caulfield
2016 Maggie Graham
2017 Sydney Alery
2018 Kara Bischoff
2019 Mia Massaro
2020 Not awarded due to COVID-19
2021 Isabelle Piwowarczyk
2022 Kennady Estes
2023 Casey Wissmiller
2024 Parker Cash
2025 Riley McDoniel
2026 Julia Wilkens
"GWEN MEYER" AWARD
Given to the player who gives 100 percent, shows support of the team and is self-motivated. The award was established in 1986 to honor the memory of Meyer, IWU's most valuable softball player in 1984, who died of cancer.
1986 Genda Potter
1987 Dawn Carlson
1988 Deb Stanger
1989 Erin Adcock
1990 Donna Panatera
1991 Mary Larson
1992 Donna Panatera
1993 Mary Larson
1994 Denise DeWulf
1995 Robin Reed
1996 Laura Warren
1997 Julie Wentworth
1998 Chez Rumpf
1999 Tonya Poindexter
2000 Julie Smith
2001 Beck Stenning
2002 Ellen Furr
2003 Kristin Scott
2004 Jenny Freeman
2005 Ashley Patten, Jenny Hjelnberg
2006 Ashley Deck
2007 Kelly Flahaven, Monica Urban
2008 Kelli Flahaven
2009 Kelli Flahaven
2010 Kelli Flahaven
2011 Kellye Kohn
2012 Mackenzie Astling
2013 Cassidy Tarpey
2014 Cassidy Tarpey
2015 Delaney Olinger
2016 Cassidy Tarpey
2017 Courtney Barrett
2018 Amanda Rogers
2019 Kaylee Bowers
2020 Kaylee Bowers
2021 Kaylee Bowers
2022 Kaylee Bowers
2023 Isabelle Piwowarczyk
2024 Isabelle Piwowarczyk
2025 Ava Khoury
2026 Caroline Gatchell